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Job Title:Category Manager Sr Team Leader
Work Type:Work Days: Work Vary: Yes , Shift: Other, Hours Per Week: 40, Work Type: Regular
 
Salary Offered:Unspecified
Benefits:Unspecified.
 
Physical Required:Unspecified
Drug Testing Required:Unspecified
Education Required:Bachelor's Degree
Experience Required:Unspecified
 
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Job Description:
Category Manager Sr Team Leader
Job Locations

US-MN-Minneapolis | US-FL-Tampa





Primary Posting Location : City Minneapolis Primary Posting Location : State/Province MN Primary Posting Location : Postal Code 55401 Primary Posting Location : Country US Requisition ID 2023-430741 Position Type Full Time Category Category Management, Insights and Planning Minimum USD $85,000.00/Yr. Maximum USD $95,000.00/Yr.
Summary



Category Manager Senior Team Leader

At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dynamic Senior Category Manager Team Leader to be an emerging leader who can leverage their knowledge and skills to mentor and guide a team of Category Managers, Category Leadership Associates, and Category Analysts to deliver winning solutions for our clients and customers. As an established expert in the application of all Category Management processes, this associate will utilize their technical expertise, strong foundational knowledge of the industry, and data (syndicated and shopper) driven insight creation to create value for our clients and customers while building the skills of their team. The Senior Category Manager Team Leader will be able to prioritize business requests to meet deadlines and drive optimal ROI while fostering a culture of continuous professional development, leading by example.

If you are looking to make a difference as a part of a great team, come, stay, grow and lead with the Analytics, Insights and Intelligence team at the Company! Apply Today!

What we offer:
Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
401(k) with company match
Training and Career Development
Generous Paid Time-Off
Responsibilities:
Engage with assigned clients/customers and internal stakeholders to understand and prioritize strategies and objectives and building strong, value-added relationships.
Track and guide our RAVE process across direct reports, working to reinforce the importance of value creation measurement with clients/customers.
Manage and mentor a small group of Category Managers, Category Leadership Associates, and Category Analysts in the principles and practices of Category Management.
Continually identify, develop, and present engaging, insight-driven though leadership and analysis to clients, customers, and internal stakeholders.
Be a Strategic Though Partner, driving insights into action through the deep analytics of the category, macro-trends, competitive landscape, pricing, promotion, assortment, space management, and shopper trends.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Math, Statistics, or Economic fields or equivalent job-related experience required
3-5 years of experience in Category Management role within the CPG industry
Intellectually curious, eager to problem solve, and a quick learner
Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets; an appetite for numbers and analytics
Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize business requests
Job Will Remain Open Until Filled





Responsibilities



The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.
The Senior Category Manager Team Leader is an emerging leader who can leverage their knowledge and skills to mentor and guide a team of Category Managers, Category Leadership Associates, and Category Analysts to deliver winning solutions for our clients and customers. As an established expert in the application of all Category Management processes, this associate will utilize their technical expertise, strong foundational knowledge of the industry, and data (syndicated and shopper) driven insight creation to create value for our clients and customers while building the skills of their team. The Senior Category Manager Team Leader will be able to prioritize business requests to meet deadlines and drive optimal ROI while fostering a culture of continuous professional development, leading by example. The Company differentiates ourselves from our competition through the flexibility and talent of our Ai2 team....be a part of it!
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
Client/Customer Leadership and Management
Engage with assigned clients/customers and internal stakeholders to understand and prioritize strategies and objectives and building strong, value-added relationships
Utilizes syndicated scan, panel, and geodemographic data along with client and market research to proactively identify mutually beneficial, actionable, and quantifiable solutions that meet today's business needs
Track and guide our RAVE process across direct reports, working to reinforce the importance of value creation measurement with clients/customers
Associate Development
Manage and mentor a small group of Category Managers, Category Leadership Associates, and Category Analysts in the principles and practices of Category Management
Evaluates available resources to create efficiencies in team structure and work streams that allow associates to be nimble, more easily adapt to changing trends or opportunities, and promotes personal development while being focused on ROI
Thought Leadership
Continually identify, develop, and present engaging, insight-driven though leadership and analysis to clients, customers, and internal stakeholders. Presentations will demonstrate both data and story-telling mastery and effectively integrate category, consumer, and shopper insights with a quantifiable action plan.
Be a Strategic Though Partner, driving insights to action through deep analytics of the category, macro-trends, competitive landscape, pricing, promotion, assortment, space management, and shopper trends
Champion democratization of data and self-service reporting across internal client and/or customer sales teams
Resource for strategic, enterprise driven analytics and insight work
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct Reports
- Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources
Indirect Reports
- May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports
Travel and/or Driving Requirements
- Travel is an essential duty and function of this job. Driving is not an essential duty or function of this job.
- Travel up to 30%
Minimum Qualifications
The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job
Education Level: (Required) Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

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